LIQUOR: Tempest in a Bottle
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In the U. S. there were on Dec. 6, 2,000,000 gal. of straight whiskey. To make this meet the national thirst, some sort of dilution was obviously required. It could be done by blending, i. e., adding immature whiskeys and alcohol. Imitation whiskey could be made by adding whiskey flavoring to alcohol and water. Blending is not as horrid a word as Dr. Wynne and the popular Press were leading drinkers to believe. Much pre-Prohibition liquor was blended, made a satisfactory product if left alone in a charred keg for 90 days. And except in the Highlands, there is no Scotch sold anywhere in the world that has not had alcohol or grain spirits added to it.
*Last week the Evening Post front-paged a picture of Shirley Wynne Jr. at the counter of his liquor store. Gaily twitted the Post: OH, DR. WYNNE! YOUR SON SOLD US THREE PINTS OF THAT WHISKEY YOU CALLED PHONY.
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